Best photos from around the world

May 6, 2013 |Compiled by Chronicle Photo Editors

Top images from around the globe

Itsuo Inouye/Associated Press

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Colorful carp streamers flutter in the air over the Sagami River in Sagamihara, west of Tokyo, Saturday, May 4, 2013, ahead of Children's Day national holiday on May 5. It is a national tradition in Japan to fly carp streamers on the Children's Day. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Itsuo Inouye/Associated Press

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Colorful carp streamers flutter in the air over the Sagami River in Sagamihara, west of Tokyo, Saturday, May 4, 2013, ahead of Children's Day national holiday on May 5. It is a national tradition in Japan to fly carp streamers on the Children's Day. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)